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WEX · 11 hours ago

Senior Manager, Software Engineering ( Platform Technology)

WEX is a company that simplifies the business of running a business, focusing on Health & Benefits solutions. The Senior Manager of Software Engineering will lead a team to design solutions for employer benefits, ensuring high-quality software delivery while mentoring team members and driving innovation.

Financial ServicesFinTechPaymentsSoftware
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and manage your team through the successful delivery of valuable customer software
Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends to drive innovation and strengthen TDD and BDD processes
Collaborate closely with Product Management by providing technical guidance on software design
Guide your team on best practices, coding standards, and design principles
Conduct performance reviews, set goals, and support professional development for team members
Measure, inspect, and drive decisions using data
Design, test, code, and instrument new solutions
Support live applications, promote proactive monitoring, rapid incident response and troubleshooting, and continuous improvement
Analyze existing systems and processes to identify bottlenecks and opportunities for improvements
Understand how your domain fits into and contributes to the overall company
Influence priority, expectations, and timelines within your domain
Lead the engineering teams in fully automating continuous code integration and code deployment process on Azure
Set short-term (~monthly) goals for your team to deliver on priorities
Focus on instrumentation and team efficiency and performance measurables
Contribute to long term vision and the strategy to achieve the vision for the technology organization
Interact and communicate effectively with peer groups, non-technical organizations, and middle management
Lead collaboration across technology teams to foster innovation and follow guidelines around re-usability of frameworks and governance of architecture patterns

Qualification

C#PythonDockerASP.NET RESTful API designCloud-Native applicationsModern RDBMSKubernetesNoSQL databasesKafkaUnderstanding of software security principlesLeadership abilityStrategic thinkingProblem-solving skillsCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field; OR demonstrable equivalent experience
At least 10 years of experience in software engineering
At least 5 years of management or supervisory experience
Excellent leadership ability to motivate teams and drive results
Strategic thinking that aligns with business objectives and drives innovation
Strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication and collaboration skills
Passionate about keeping up with modern technologies and design
C#, Python
Docker
Modern RDBMS (i.e. MS SQL, Postgres, MySQL)
ASP.NET RESTful API design
Kafka / event-driven design
Modern Web UI Frameworks and Libraries (i.e. Angular, React)
Kubernetes
NoSQL databases
Designing and developing Cloud-Native applications and services
Strong understanding of software security principles and OWASP guidelines

Preferred

Helm/ArgoCD
Terraform
GitHub Actions
GraphQL
Generative AI and Agentic AI models and frameworks
Azure

Benefits

Health, dental and vision insurances
Retirement savings plan
Paid time off
Health savings account
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement
And more

Company

Wex is a financial technology service provider for fleet, travel and healthcare industries.

H1B Sponsorship

WEX has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (22)
2024 (10)
2023 (12)
2022 (20)
2021 (14)
2020 (18)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$900M
Key Investors
Warburg Pincus
2025-02-25Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2020-06-30Post Ipo Equity· $90M
2020-06-30Post Ipo Debt· $310M

Leadership Team

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Melissa Smith
Chair and Chief Executive Officer
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Sachin Dhawan
Chief Technology Officer
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